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M. C. Escher Biography
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1898 |
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Born in Leeuwarden, Netherlands
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1918 - 1919 |
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Attends Technical College in Delft
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1919 - 1922 |
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Studied at the School of Architecture and Ornamental Design in Haarlem
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1924 |
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Married Jetta Umiker and settled in Rome until 1935
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2008
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M.C. Escher - Gl. Holtegaard, Holte (solo)
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2008
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M.C. Escher: Rhythm of Illusion - Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, MI (solo)
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2008
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Approximately Infinite Universe - New Jerseyy, Basel
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2008
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To Infinity and Beyond: Mathematics in Contemporary Art - Heckscher Museum of Art, Huntington, NY
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2007
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An Escher Block Party - The Katzen Arts Center at American University, Washington, DC (solo)
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2007
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M.C. Escher - Rhythm of Illusion - San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA (solo)
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2006
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Illusion und Wirklichkeit. M.C. Escher - Adolf Luther - Kunsthalle Krems, Krems
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2003
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Das Endlose Rätsel - Dali und die Magier der Mehrdeutigkeit - Stiftung Museum Kunst Palast, Dusseldorf
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2003
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Maurits Escher (1889-1972) - The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg (solo)
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2002
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M.C. Escher - Bunkamura, Tokyo (solo)
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2002
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Ik en de buitenwereld vlak bij huis - Museum voor Moderne Kunst Arnhem - MMKA, Arnhem
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2001
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M.C. Escher - Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL (solo)
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1998
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M.C. Escher (1898-1972): A Celebration - National Gallery of Canada - Musée des beaux-arts du Canada, Ottawa, ON (solo)
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1998
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M.C. Escher - Kresge Art Museum, Lansing, MI (solo)
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1998
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M. C. Escher - Museum voor Moderne Kunst Arnhem - MMKA, Arnhem (solo)
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1992
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Adam & Eve - Museum of Modern Art Saitama, Saitama
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1984
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Maurits C. Escher - Musee de Charlevoix , La Malbaie, QC (solo)
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1968
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Mickelson Gallery, Washington DC
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1968
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The Hague (Gemeentemuseum)
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1934
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Dutch Historical Institute in Rome
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1926
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'Gruppo Romano Incisori Artisti' Rome
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1923
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First one-man exhibition in Sienna, 'Circolo Artistico'.
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Public Collections
Haifa Museum of Art, Haifa, Israel
Toyota Municipal Museum of Art, Toyota Aichi, Japan
Mie Prefectural Art Museum, Tsu City, Japan
Museum voor Moderne Kunst Arnhem - MMKA, Arnhem, The Netherlands
MIT List Visual Arts Center, Cambridge, MA, USA
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| Literature |
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1990
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'Visions of Symmetry: Notebooks, Periodic Drawings, and Related Works of M.C. Escher' by Doris Schattschneider
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1989
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'Escher on Escher: Exploring the Infinite'
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1986
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'M.C. Escher: Art and Science', edited by H.M.S. Coxeter, R. Penrose and M.L. Teuber
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1983
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'M.C. Escher, 29 Master Prints'
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1981
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'Leven en Werk van M.C. Escher' (M.C. Escher. His Life and Complete Graphic Work) by F.H. Bool, J.R. Krist, J.L. Locher and F. Wierda
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1979
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'Goedel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid' by Douglas Hofstadter
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1976
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'De Toverspiegel van M.C. Escher' by Bruno Ernst
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1971
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'De werelden van M.C. Escher' (The World of M.C. Escher)
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1965
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'Symmetry Aspects of M.C. Escher's Periodic Drawings' by Caroline H. MacGillavry
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1959
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'Grafiek en tekeningen M.C. Escher' (The Graphic Work of M.C. Escher)
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1958
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'Regelmatige vlak verdeling' (The Regular Division of the Plane), written and illustrated by Escher
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| Links to further information |
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